Sadhu Aur Shaitaan
Sadhu Aur Shaitaan (transl. The Sage and the Devil) is a 1968 Hindi film directed by A. Bhimsingh and starring Mehmood, Om Prakash, and Pran in lead roles. The movie is a remake of 1966 Tamil suspense-comedy Sadhu Mirandal.[1]
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| Hindi | साधु और शैतान |
| Directed by | A. Bhimsingh |
| Produced by | A. Bhimsingh & N.C. Sippy |
| Written by | Usilai Somanathan |
| Starring | Mehmood Om Prakash Pran |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | G. Vittal Rao |
Release date | 1968 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Innocent and honest Bajrang (Mehmood) drives a taxi and helps everyone. He is devoted to another kind-hearted gentleman Mr. Sadhuram (Om Prakash) who is a bank employee. Bajrang is attracted to a school-teacher, Vidya (Bharathi). Vidya's brother Dina Nath (Kishore Kumar) is a Drama Artist. One day a man claiming to be a childhood friend of Sadhuram, named Sher Khan (Pran), enters their lives. His motive is to rob the bank where Sadhuram is employed and blame Sadhuram for this. He manipulates Sadhuram into accepting him, and moves in with him. He borrows a large sum of money from Sadhuram, and also manages to duplicate the bank's safe's key, and steals the money. The Bank Manager (Nasir Hussain) notifies the police of the robbery and Sadhuram becomes the prime suspect. In panic Sadhuram, who comes into possession of the money that Sher Khan has stolen, flees with the police on his tail. Sher Khan (alias dacoit Dilawar Khan) is killed and his dead body ends up in the back seat of Bajrang's taxi, and Bajrang too is on the run. No one can clear them of the crime because Dilawar Khan is dead.
Cast
- Mehmood as Bajrang (Birju) / Ram (In Play)
- Om Prakash as Sadhuram
- Pran as Daku Dilawar Singh / Sher Khan / Sardar Jarnail Singh
- Bharathi as Vidya Shastri / Chuniya (In Play)
- Kishore Kumar as Pandit Dinanath Shastri / Yamraj (In Play)
- Nazir Hussain as Bank Manager
- Anwar Hussain as Police Inspector
- Mukri as Krishnamurthy
- Keshto Mukherjee
- Jankidas as Jankidasji (Sundari's Father)
- Babbanlal Yadav as Passenger – Bridegroom
- Dulari as Ramdey
- Tun Tun as Sundari
- Vijayalalitha as Cabaret Dancer
- Sunil Dutt as Catholic Priest D'souza (Guest Role)
- Jeevan as Narad (In Play) (Uncredited)
- Shubha Khote as Passenger (Bride) (Uncredited)
- Ashok Kumar as Passenger (Hair Dresser) (Guest Role)
- Dilip Kumar as a man with a sugarcane (Guest Role)
- Mumtaz as a woman with a sugarcane (Guest Role)
- Lalita Pawar as Lalita (In Play) (Uncredited)
- Nirupa Roy as Goddess Parvati (In Play) (Guest Role)
Soundtrack
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Nandlal Gopal" | Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar |
| "Kabhi Aage Kabhi Peechhe" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Mehbooba Mehbooba" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "A for Apple, B for Baby" | Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey |
References
- Gahlot, Deepa (2015). "Sadhu Aur Shaitan". Take-2: 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience. India: Hay House. ISBN 978-93-84544-82-9.